Emily Kibby selected for Helen Hay Whitney Fellowship
Examining plant biology from domestication to genetic engineering
Professors Becky Bart and Patrick Shih recount more than 10,000 years of plant biology in Modern Applications of Plant Biotechnology, a new course offered at UC Berkeley this year.Read more about Examining plant biology from domestication to genetic engineering
Postdoc Devon Jeltema awarded Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation fellowship
How basic bacterial research led to a unique cancer therapy
A tiny plant may provide big insights into how we age
A recent study led by Postdoctoral Researcher Dawei Dai and Assistant Professor Ben Williams shows that Arabidopsis thaliana could serve as a model organism for studying aging at the molecular level.Read more about A tiny plant may provide big insights into how we age
Professor Dan Portnoy recognized with 2025 campus advising award
Portnoy, a distinguished professor in PMB and MCB, was recognized as an outstanding faculty advisor by the Council on Advising and Student Support.Read more about Professor Dan Portnoy recognized with 2025 campus advising award
Three PMB faculty and affiliates among the most highly cited in their fields
Breakthroughs magazine: Inside California
Our Fall issue of Breakthroughs highlights the Rausser College researchers working to benefit the people, landscapes, and ecosystems of rural and agricultural California.Read more about Breakthroughs magazine: Inside California
Alum Profile: The Scientist Farmer
In Memoriam: Andrew O. Jackson
Explaining the power of synthetic plant biology in 101 seconds
Watch Patrick Shih, a professor of Plant and Microbial Biology, describe how synthetic plant biology can transform plants into platforms for producing valuable compounds such as therapeutics, nutrients, and renewable fuels.Read more about Explaining the power of synthetic plant biology in 101 seconds
In Memoriam: Russell Jones
Breaking down the wonder of viruses in 101 seconds
Professor Britt Glaunsinger explains how gaining a better scientific understanding of viruses and how they work could result in better health outcomes for patients.Read more about Breaking down the wonder of viruses in 101 seconds
Student Spotlight: Yaeko Long
The fourth-year genetics and plant biology major and food systems minor discusses their passion for fungi and photography, involvement with Cal Band, and time at UC Berkeley.Read more about Student Spotlight: Yaeko Long
Shining a light on misleading data
Two new faculty join PMB
This academic year, we welcome professors Rebecca Bart and Yan Gong to the Department. Welcome Rebbeca and Yan!Read more about Two new faculty join PMB
Three PMB retirees honored by Rausser College
Lewis Feldman, Mike Freeling and N. Louise Glass were honored for their dedication to students and their fields, as well as for their service to the University.Read more about Three PMB retirees honored by Rausser College
PMB postdoc Usha Lingappa awarded Branco Weiss Fellowship
The highly competitive international fellowship will support Lingappa, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of PMB professor Sabeeha Merchant, as she studies algal contributions to soil carbon cycling.Read more about PMB postdoc Usha Lingappa awarded Branco Weiss Fellowship
How tiny organisms manage stress to power the planet
PMB scientists in the lab of Professor Sabeeha Merchant are studying how the stress of the workday influences algae’s biological clock.Read more about How tiny organisms manage stress to power the planet
Patrick Shih honored by the American Society of Plant Biologists
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